Princess Tiana Bun Picture Tutorial

Repost from 2009

I wanted to make a big bun in A's hair, so I used an old long sock of mine. The bigger the bun, the bigger the sock, the smaller the bun, the smaller the sock. It all depends on your personal preference.

1. Cut the end off of the sock

2. Start rolling the sock into a donut until you get to the end, & you're done!

1. Put hair into a ponytail

2. Slide the sock all the way on to the ponytail

3. Lay the hair all around the sock, and with a smaller tooth comb or boar bristle brush, smooth the hair down. *Note* You are not brushing/combing through the hair! Just smoothing it down.

4. After smoothing the hair down a bit, add another ponytail holder around the bun. *Note* You should not have to wrap this ponytail holder around, simply put it on top and leave it alone.

5. Gather up the left over hair, and pull it to the back of the bun.

6. Start twisting the gathered section around, then start twisting it around/under the bun. *Note* You may also be able to just push the left over hair under the bun, but this is what works for us. You can also leave the leftover hair out and curl it by doing coils or use flexi-rods, or whatever else you want!

7. You're done! Add a bow or headband!

  If you want to leave a little hair out on the side, part it out before you make you bun, take the section of hair and just start twisting & twisting & twisting, let it go and it should make a cute little clumped curl. I think it is technically called a coil.

 Usually when I do a bun in A's hair, I just put it up into a ponytail, then start twisting all of the hair around, then wrap it all around the ponytail holder, and add another ponytail holder ontop. I think it comes out just as cute, not quite as big though.